Q 1 :    

A Carnot engine has an efficiency of 50% when its source is at a temperature 327°C. The temperature of the sink is            [2023]

  • 100°C

     

  • 200°C

     

  • 27°C

     

  • 15°C

     

(3)

Efficiency of Carnot engine is

η=1-T2T1

Where, T1 is the temperature of the source and T2 is the temperature of the sink.

Given that, η=50%, T1=327°C=600 K

         T2=?

   50100=1-T2600T2=300K

or   T2=300-273=27°C



Q 2 :    

A Carnot engine having an efficiency of 1/10 as heat engine, is used as a refrigerator. If the work done on the system is 10 J, the amount of energy absorbed from the reservoir at lower temperature is         [2017, 2015]

  • 90 J

     

  • 99 J

     

  • 100 J 

     

  • 1 J

     

(1)

The relation between coefficient of performance and efficiency of Carnot engine is given as

       β=1-ηη.                    Given η=110, W=10 J

        β=1-110110=910.10=9

Since, β=Q2W, where Q2 is the amount of energy absorbed from the reservoir

   Q2=βW=9×10=90J